Favorites Reads So Far in 2011

	Anonymous	Posted on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 11:51am

I <3 Books...even closer by Enokson We’re more than half-way through the year (and more than have way through SRP – have you registered? No? Register, already [1]!) and at this point I’m taking stock of everything I’ve read so far. I’ve had the pleasure to read many good books this year, but out of all these have been my favorites. What are your favorite reads in 2011?

Favorites So Far in 2011

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Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science [2] by Marc Aronson & Marina Budhos (Non-Fiction)
Women Heroes of World War II: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance and Rescue [3] by Kathryn J. Atwood (Non-Fiction)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake [4] by Aimee Bender (Adult Fiction for YA)
Teenage Waistland [5] by Lynn Biederman & Lisa Pazer (Realistic Fiction)
White Cat [6] by Holly Black (Fantasy, Mystery)

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The Kissing Game [7] by Aidan Chambers (Short Stories)
Leverage [8] by Joshua C. Cohen (Sports Fiction)
Five Thousand Years of Slavery [9] by Marjorie Gann (Non-Fiction)
Girl in Translation [10] by Jean Kwok (Adult Fiction for YA)
The Betrayal of Maggie Blair [11] by Elizabeth Laird (Historical Fiction)

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Trash [12] by Andy Mulligan (Mystery)
Shine [13] by Lauren Myracle (Mystery)
Recovery Road [14] by Blake Nelson (Realistic Fiction)
The Things a Brother Knows [15] by Dana Reinhardt (Realistic Fiction for Guys)
Illegal [16] by Bettina Restrepo (Realistic Fiction for Gals)

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Across the Universe [17] by Beth Revis (Science Fiction, Mystery)
Between Shades of Gray [18] by Ruta Sepetys (Historical Fiction)
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery [19] by Steve Sheinkin (Biography)
The Lying Game [20] by Sara Shepard (Mystery)
The Marbury Lens [21] by Andrew Smith (Horror)

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The Latte Rebellion [22] by Sarah Jamila Stevenson (Realistic Fiction for Gals)
Orchards [23] by Holly Thompson (Novel in Verse)
Vietnamerica: A Family’s Journey [24]by G.B. Tran (Adult Graphic Novel for YA)
The Mockingbirds [25] by Daisy Whitney (Realistic Fiction for Gals)
Beatle Meets Destiny [26] by Gabrielle Williams (Romance)

Flickr CC [27]: I <3 Books...even closer [28] Photo by: Enokson [29]

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[1] https://host4.evanced.info/harris/sr/homepage.asp?ProgramID=30
[2] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Sugar%20Changed%20the%20World:%20A%20Story%20of%20Magic,%20Spice,%20Slavery,%20Freedom,%20and%20Science%20by%20Marc%20Aronson%20&index=.GH#focus
[3] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Women%20Heroes%20of%20World%20War%20II:%2026%20Stories%20of%20Espionage,%20Sabotage,%20Resistance%20and%20Rescue%20by%20Kathryn%20J.%20Atwood&index=.GH#focus
[4] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Particular%20Sadness%20of%20Lemon%20Cake%20by%20Aimee%20Bender%20&index=.GH#focus
[5] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Teenage%20Waistland%20by%20Lynn%20Biederman&index=.GH#focus
[6] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=White%20Cat%20by%20Holly%20Black&index=.GH#focus
[7] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Kissing%20Game%20by%20Aidan%20Chambers&index=.GH#focus
[8] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Leverage%20by%20Joshua%20Cohen%20&index=.GH#focus
[9] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Five%20Thousand%20Years%20of%20Slavery%20by%20Marjorie%20Gann&index=.GH#focus
[10] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Girl%20in%20Translation%20by%20Jean%20Kwok&index=.GH#focus
[11] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Betrayal%20of%20Maggie%20Blair%20by%20Elizabeth%20Laird&index=.GH#focus
[12] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Trash%20by%20Andy%20Mulligan%20&index=.GH#focus
[13] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Shine%20by%20Lauren%20Myracle%20&index=.GH#focus
[14] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Recovery%20Road%20by%20Blake%20Nelson%20&index=.GH#focus
[15] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Things%20a%20Brother%20Knows%20by%20Dana%20Reinhardt&index=.GH#focus
[16] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Illegal%20by%20Bettina%20Restrepo&index=.GH#focus
[17] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Across%20the%20Universe%20by%20Beth%20Revis&index=.GH#focus
[18] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Between%20Shades%20of%20Gray%20by%20Ruta%20Sepetys%20&index=.GH#focus
[19] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Notorious%20Benedict%20Arnold:%20A%20True%20Story%20of%20Adventure,%20Heroism%20&%20Treachery%20by%20Steve%20Sheinkin&index=.GH#focus
[20] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Lying%20Game%20by%20Sara%20Shepard&index=.GH#focus
[21] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Marbury%20Lens%20by%20Andrew%20Smith&index=.GH#focus
[22] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Latte%20Rebellion%20by%20Sarah%20Jamila%20Stevenson&index=.GH#focus
[23] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Orchards%20by%20Holly%20Thompson&index=.GH#focus
[24] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Vietnamerica:%20A%20Familys%20Journey%20Tran&index=.GH#focus
[25] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=The%20Mockingbirds%20by%20Daisy%20Whitney&index=.GH#focus
[26] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Beatle%20Meets%20Destiny%20by%20Gabrielle%20Williams&index=.GH#focus
[27] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en
[28] http://www.flickr.com/photos/vblibrary/4399471118/in/photostream/
[29] http://www.flickr.com/people/vblibrary/
[30] http://www.hcpl.net/category/genres/teens